The Peacocke–McClintock–Stewart Connection

Overview

The connection between the Stewart family of Athenree and the McClintock of Seskinore is established through the Peacocke family, forming a key link within the network of landed and professional families in County Tyrone.

This connection centres on the marriage of Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet, to Rosemary Elinor Dorothy Peacocke in 1929. Through Rosemary’s mother, this union brought the Stewart baronetcy into direct association with the McClintock family of Seskinore.

The McClintock Line: Seskinore

The McClintock family of Seskinore House, County Tyrone, formed one of the principal landed families in the region. Their estate, developed over the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, became a focal point of social, political, and familial connections across Tyrone and beyond.

Among the later members of the family was:

Elinor (“Nell”) Harriett Woodrop McClintock

whose life provides the key link in this connection.

Elinor (“Nell”) McClintock and the Peacocke Family

Elinor McClintock married:

George Peacocke

The Peacocke family, like the McClintocks, belonged to the wider network of landed and professional families connected across Ireland and Britain.

The marriage, however, did not endure. Following their separation:

Nell McClintock returned to Seskinore House
She brought with her her daughter
The child was raised within the McClintock environment

This return to Seskinore is significant, as it ensured that the next generation retained a strong connection to the McClintock family and its estate.

Rosemary Peacocke

The daughter of this marriage was:

Rosemary Elinor Dorothy Peacocke

She spent part of her early life at Seskinore House, within the McClintock family circle.

This upbringing placed her firmly within the social and familial world of the Tyrone landed families, despite the separation of her parents.

Marriage into the Stewart Family

In 1929, Rosemary Elinor Dorothy Peacocke married:

Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart, 6th Baronet of Athenree (1897–1986)

At the time of this marriage:

The Stewart family had already shifted from Ballygawley Park to Loughmacrory Lodge
The great estate era was in decline
Family identity was increasingly preserved through lineage rather than land

This marriage created a direct link between:

The marriage, however, was later dissolved:

Sir Hugh Stewart and Rosemary Peacocke were divorced in 1942

Issue of the Marriage

Sir Hugh and Rosemary Stewart had issue:

Sir David John Christopher Stewart, 7th Baronet (1935–2022)
Elinor Godfray Stewart

Through this line, the McClintock ancestry continued within the Stewart family.

The Wider Family Context

This connection sits within a broader network of interrelated families in County Tyrone and beyond, including:

McClintock (Seskinore)
Stewart (Athenree, Ballygawley, Loughmacrory)
Peacocke
Eccles (Ecclesville)
Browne-Lecky
McCausland (Fruit Hill)

These families were connected through:

Marriage
Land ownership
Public office
Shared social and political roles

Significance within the Seskinore Project

The Peacocke–McClintock–Stewart connection is central to the structure of this site because it:

Links the Stewart family directly into the Seskinore narrative
Connects estate history with genealogical continuity
Demonstrates how family networks persisted even after the decline of large landed estates
Provides a bridge between nineteenth-century estate society and twentieth-century family history

Through Rosemary Peacocke, the Stewart baronetcy becomes part of the McClintock inheritance of memory, identity, and place.

Conclusion

The marriage of Rosemary Peacocke to Sir Hugh Charlie Godfray Stewart represents more than a simple genealogical link. It marks the point at which two important Tyrone family traditions—Stewart and McClintock—became intertwined.

Through this union, the history of Athenree and Loughmacrory connects directly to Seskinore, reinforcing the broader narrative of land, family, and legacy that defines this site.